Winter Weather Advisory issued March 02 at 9:01PM EST until March 03 at 2:00PM EST by NWS

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01/26/2014

Wind Chill Watch issued January 26 at 11:52PM EST until January 27 at 7:00PM EST by NWS

The National Weather Service has issued the following alert:

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM ESTMONDAY......WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TOMIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT......WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHTTHROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.* SNOW BEGINNING...EARLY MORNING HOURS.* PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW...5 AM TO NOON.* SNOW ENDING...MONDAY EVENING.* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TURNING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50MPH FOR A FEW HOURS WITH THE WIND SHIFT.* VISIBILITIES...WELL BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WITH THE COLDFRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH THE AREA AROUND 5 TO 7 AM...THIS MAYRESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOWAND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO AROUND 12 BELOW MONDAY NIGHT.* WIND CHILL...FALLING BELOW 10 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON...AND AS LOWAS 33 BELOW OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONSARE NOT TAKEN. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TOSNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...FALLING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS.* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TOFALLING TEMPERATURES AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS...HEAVYSNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THATTRAVELING WILL BE INHIBITED DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCEDVISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND REPORT SNOWACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 412-262-1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USINGTWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDWILL PRODUCE LOW WIND CHILL INDICES. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUSTVENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS PROPERLY.A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ACOMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATEDANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTSAND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.